Just My Opinion: Ours Is the Oldest and Strongest Industry
Just My Opinion: MMA, New York State, and Me

On the Road in Toronto, Canada
I was in beautiful Toronto for four days visiting salons and attending the Canadian Hairdresser magazine show. I learned that our salon neighbors to the north share a lot of the same joys and frustrations in their work as you do. Although still not as prominent, discount salons are redefining the nail industry there as well.

Finalists Face the Moment of Truth
It was September 28, just one day before notifying the NAILS Salon of the Year Awards finalists.
Judge Judy decides: Nail parlor or parish?
Behind the Scenes with Tom Bachik
Three years ago, when we interviewed Tom Bachik for his first NAILS cover, he was a nail technician, a part-time educator, and a globe-trotting competitor. Today, his career — and focus — has changed dramatically.

Flo-Jo Was Grace, Speed, and a NAILS Model
Flo-Jo will always be remembered as an athlete who personified style, substance, grace ... right down to her fingertips.

Inside BBSI - 1998 (A Look Back in Pictures)
At the 1998 BBSI Conference in Las Vegas, Kay Schoeneman, VP of sales for Schoeneman Corp., became the first woman president of BBSI. OPI kicked of its sponsorship of the American Basketball League, and Jan and Jim Nordstrom hosted the City of Hope Ball as the Spirit of Life Award Recipients.

Behind the Scenes: Melinda Nelson
Cover tech Melinda Nelson has always been a nail junkie.
A Service for Every Impulse
With a full menu, clients of Chicago’s Impulse Salon have a broad range of services to choose from but nails steal the spotlight and make up the salon’s foundation.
In Memoriam: Gino Forlin
Industry Veteran Gino Forlin Dies at 65

Inside BBSI Show - 1998
Just My Opinion: Knowledge Is Power
Too Much of a Good Thing?
The nails of the “Guinness World Records” measure an astounding 20 feet 2 1/4 inches.
The Spa at Margo Blue: “How May We Nurture You?
Margo Blue proclaims her business philosophy loud and clear in her greeting to each customer Nail clients get whatever their hearts desire —whether its maximum service in minimum time or leisurely pampering in luxurious surroundings.

Sisterly Love Sparks New Invention

Barbara Van Brandenburg Passes Away; She’d Only Just Begun
Beloved educator for Galaxy Nail Products succumbs to breast cancer.



